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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Normandy Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normandy Village and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Normandy Village:
- 32.472375, -93.752957
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Normandy Village
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Since Normandy Village is near Bossier Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Normandy Village
Communities Also Named Normandy Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Normandy Village.
Within Louisiana, the name Normandy Village is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Normandy Village is located in Alameda County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Normandy Village that is located in Caddo Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Normandy Village.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Normandy Village is located in Duval County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east of the Normandy Village that is located in Caddo Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Normandy Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Normandy Village ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cut-off Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
- Cynthia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
- Forest Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Gas Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
- Good Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- King Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Live Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Pecan Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Silver Pine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Willow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Normandy Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Normandy Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normandy Village and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Normandy Village to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Normandy Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Normandy Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Normandy Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4724, Longitude: -93.7530 In this case, the coordinates for Normandy Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.907 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.362 degrees. |
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